Dawn Addams and Maxwell Sweeney, RTÉ
Dublin Core
Title
Dawn Addams and Maxwell Sweeney, RTÉ
Subject
Cork Film Festival, Dawn Addams, Maxwell Sweeney, RTÉ
Description
This is a black and white photo of the English actor Dawn Addams being interviewed by the RTÉ broadcaster Maxwell Sweeney in 1957.
Sweeney (1909-1991) was an RTÉ radio broadcaster and producer; the RTÉ archives notes that he started work with RTÉ in the 1950s and was a producer on RTÉ Radio's Sunday Miscellany for many years. He is shown in this photo wearing a dark suit and holding a microphone close up towards Addams, who is caught in mid-conversation with him.
Addams is wearing a light-coloured dress tied at the waist and is shown resting her right elbow on the table next to her, which also holds the recording equipment. In her left hand she holds a cigarette and wears a small watch at her wrist. Addams had an illustrious and somewhat controversial relationship with the film festival. Due in part she admitted years later to the advice of her publicist advising her to court publicity. In particular her request, during the 1957 film festival, for a milk bath at the at the Cork Metropole Hotel caused much commotion in the press; it was shot down by the manager of the hotel, Douglas Vance, because "the people of Cork are finding it hard to make ends meet." (Independent, 09.11.2012.)
Sweeney (1909-1991) was an RTÉ radio broadcaster and producer; the RTÉ archives notes that he started work with RTÉ in the 1950s and was a producer on RTÉ Radio's Sunday Miscellany for many years. He is shown in this photo wearing a dark suit and holding a microphone close up towards Addams, who is caught in mid-conversation with him.
Addams is wearing a light-coloured dress tied at the waist and is shown resting her right elbow on the table next to her, which also holds the recording equipment. In her left hand she holds a cigarette and wears a small watch at her wrist. Addams had an illustrious and somewhat controversial relationship with the film festival. Due in part she admitted years later to the advice of her publicist advising her to court publicity. In particular her request, during the 1957 film festival, for a milk bath at the at the Cork Metropole Hotel caused much commotion in the press; it was shot down by the manager of the hotel, Douglas Vance, because "the people of Cork are finding it hard to make ends meet." (Independent, 09.11.2012.)
Creator
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Ambrose O'Mullane
Source
Cork Film Festival Collection
Publisher
University College Cork
Date
1957
Contributor
Ambrose O'Mullane
Rights
©Ambrose O’Mullane. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.
Format
Photo
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
Language
English, eng
Coverage
1957
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
215 x 168mm
Collection
Citation
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Ambrose O'Mullane , “Dawn Addams and Maxwell Sweeney, RTÉ,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed February 11, 2025, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/148.